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"Ads by Media Watch" appears in your browser, for example and in our case at Google chrome, but it might also happen in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. This "Ads by Media Watch" text is caused by a malicious browser extension called Media Watch 1.1 also known as Adware/Win32.BetterSurf. These malicious browser extensions use popups to promote ads through this website. This ads with underlined text named "Ads by Media Watch" are simply used to send web traffic to partners in order to make money from these ads using affiliates through the superfish.com domain.
This malicious browser extensions that cause the "Ads by Media Watch", are made for one thing, and one thing only. To investigate your browsing behavior and to make money by advertisements. The distributors also often use the Google Search engine to promote inline advertisements on the top, right side of the Google Search engine or at the end of the page with text as "Ads by Media Watch" or "Powered by Media Watch", "Brought by Media Watch". They inject inline-text advertisement to make money using pay per click advertisements.
It is advised to always read the Terms and Agreements before installing software on your computer. Do never click too fast through the installation process [Next] button of software as you will agree to software you might not want to install. If the installer offers an Advanced, Custom or Decline button, click it to find out if there is any other malicious software offered and installed during the installation process.
How To Remove Media Watch
Please note that all the software we offer to remove Media Watch adware is free, our instruction is tested and works to remove this threat from your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser. We do not supply any shareware which detects the threat and asks a license in order to remove Media Watch adware.
Follow all steps in correct order to completely and successfuly remove Media Watch adware.
This is important: if you have any problem during this removal instruction in order to remove this threat, please stop.
Step 1 – Remove Media Watch adware from your computer
Step 2 – Remove Media Watch extension from your browser
Step 3 – Remove Media Watch adware Files and Folders using AdwCleaner
Step 4 – Remove Media Watch adware left overs using Junkware Removal Tool
Step 5 – Remove Media Watch infected files using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
This is a comprehensive removal instruction to remove Media Watch adware from your computer. If for some reason the instruction does not deliver the desired results, you can reset your favorite browser Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to default settings. In first place this is not recommended, as restoring to default settings will remove all your personal settings from your browser. Please use restoring to default settings only if anything else fails.
Step 6 – Optional: Reset browser settings
STEP 1 – Remove Media Watch Windows XP or Windows 7
- Select Start
- Select Control Panel
- Goto Programs
- Select Uninstall a program
Remove Media Watch from Windows 8
Drag your mouse to the right edge of the screen. Goto Search and type "Control Panel"
Select Control Panel on the left.
Goto Programs – Uninstall a program
STEP 2 – Remove Media Watch adware from your browser
Internet Explorer.
- Open Internet Explorer
- goto "wrench" icon in top right corner
- Select Manage Addons
- Goto tab Toolbars and Extensions
- Select Media Watch
- Click Disable button
Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome
- type in the address bar: http://chrome:extensions or (Goto the 3 stripes in the top right corner, select Settings and on the left side: Extensions)
- Remove Media Watch 1.1 by clicking the trash can icon, right next to the browser extension.
- Restart Google Chrome
- if disabled by "Installed by Enterprise Policy" follow this guide
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox
- Goto the Big Orange Firefox button in top left corner, Select Add-ons
- Remove Media Watch 1.1 by clicking the Remove button or Disable button
- Restart Mozilla Firefox
STEP 3 – Remove Media Watch adware using AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner will scan your computer for malicious Services, Folder, Files, Shortcuts, Registry items and Products. As AdwCleaner tries to delete these malicious content it will also clean the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browser. We strongly recommend using AdwCleaner several times a month to keep your computer clean from adware, popups, browser hijackers or toolbars.
Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download)
Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator
If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
AdwCleaner will now start scanning your computer. If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, please uncheck the items you do not want to remove that might be detected as malicious.
If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
AdwCleaner will display the following informational alerts and starts rebooting the computer.
All programs will be closed in order to proceed correctly to the removal of the infections. Please save any work in progress and the click [OK]
If you have been brought to use AdwCleaner, it's probably because your PC contained potentially unwanted programs or adware.
Potentially unwanted programs are often proposed during the installation of software. They may be present form of toolbars that sometimes change the homepage of the browser and slow internet browsing.
To avoid the installation of these programs polluting the computer, it is essential to follow these tips:
– Always download a program from the official link, or a trusted site
– When installing a program, do not click too fast [Next] without paying attention to Terms of Use and third-party programs available.
– If third-party programs are available (toolbars, etc) uncheck them.
– Enable detection of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) in your Antivirus.
AdwCleaner must restart the computer to complete the removal process. The report will be opened on the next reboot.
After the reboot a logfile will open. The logfile in Windows XP and Windows 7 will open once the desktop is started. To open the logfile in Windows 8 you need to switch to the Desktop modus by selecting windows key + d on your keyboard.
If you want to check the AdwCleaner log, you can find the report log in your system drive, Adwcleaner folder (for example: C:\adwcleaner)
STEP 4 – Remove Media Watch adware left overs using Junkware Removal Tool
Junkware Removal Tool will not only remove this threat from your computer, but Junkware Removal Tool will scan and remove any threat from your computer that is malicious. Junkware Removal Tool is a great tool to completely clean your computer from any threat and highly recommended to use frequently to keep your computer clean and healthy. Best of all it's free and updated regularly.
Download Junkware Removal Tool (Official link and direct-download)
Select JRT.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator
If User Account Control asks you to allow JRT.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
As described on thisisudax.org
Junkware Removal Tool is a security utility that searches for and removes common adware, toolbars, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your computer. A common tactics among freeware publishers is to offer their products for free, but bundle them with PUPs in order to earn revenue. This tool will help you remove these types of programs.
Please note: Close all your browsers, save any work and then press any key to continue.
Your desktop may blink or a new window may open during the scan and removal process of junkware removal tool.
When Junkware Removal Tool is done scanning and removing malicious items from your computer a logfile will open.
STEP 5 – Clean your computer with using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free's industry-leading scanner detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. It's that simple. Or if you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC. Either way you're crushing malware and foiling hackers
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Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware needs no configs or specific settings, just install and you are ready to scan your computer for malware and free removal.
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Reset browser settings
Sometimes it is advised to restore your browser to default settings, as this threat is installed by many different applications. Restoring is the easiest and fastest way to get rid of this threat. Please know when you restore to default settings all your personal settings will be lost. If you do agree to continue to reset your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser to default settings see our instructions.
Reset Internet Explorer to default settings
- Open Internet Explorer
- goto "wrench" icon in top right corner
- Select Internet Options
- Goto tab Advanced
- Select Reset button
- Enable Delete personal Settings
- Click Reset button
- Restart Internet Explorer
Reset Google Chrome to default settings
- Open Google Chrome
- Goto the three stripes in the right top corner (menu)
- Select Settings
- Scroll down to the end of the page, search for + Show advanced settings
- Scroll down once again to the end of the page and click Reset browser settings button
- Click Reset once more
Reset Mozilla Firefox to default settings
- Open Mozilla Firefox
- Goto the orange Firefox button in the top left
- Select Help > Troubleshooting information
- Select Reset Firefox
- Confirm Reset Firefox
- Select Finish
- Mozilla Firefox will automatically restart


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This is a print of my original watercolor painting that I painted 2020. All prints are gallery quality Giclée prints on pure white, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using archival inks.
Frame is not included
These large prints ship in a roll, not flat! 12x16 and 16x20 prints will be individually bagged, larger prints will not. All large prints come unsigned.
Please be sure to browse my store for other pieces!
Please note that monitors may be calibrated differently, so colors may slightly vary on your screen.
Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. The image of this artwork and the artwork itself cannot be copied, altered, or distributed in any form. Any derivatives, attempted imitation of artwork, duplication and or editing.
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Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.

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Sony just posted images of this tiny action camera it's developing. It's adorable, but seriously, how the heck is a camera that small going to produce high quality HD video? It's got solid guts—and not the kind you need to go skydiving.
We actually know two very important components Sony's testing out: The lens and the sensor. First up is the Exmor R CMOS image sensor. Sony developed this sensor technology a few years ago when camera makers were trying to stuff as many megapixels as they could onto sensors. It's a problem because past a point, the pixels get so small that they have a hard time capturing light. The R CMOS sensor is back-lit rather than front-lit. Moving the camera's electronics behind the sensor's photodiodes leaves more room for the megapixels to breathe. Furthermore, Carl Zeiss Tessar-style lenses are famous for their sharpness, and when you're trying to focus the ultra-wide angle shots onto a a tiny sensor, every bit of sharpness counts. [Sony via Engadget]


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BOSTON (AP) – Harvard University has been stripped of four quiz tournament titles after organizers found a student improperly accessed a competition website.
On its website, National Academic Quiz Tournaments says it vacated four Harvard wins from 2009 to 2011 and gave them to other schools.
The University of Minnesota now claims two championships, and the University of Chicago and Virginia Commonwealth University each has one.
Tournament officials say Andy Watkins accessed an administrative website containing information about questions on which he competed as a Harvard student.
Watkins, who also was a writer for the tournament organization, says he regretted his immaturity but competed in good faith for Harvard.
NAQT says there wasn't evidence that Watkins took advantage of the access to help in game situations, but it vacated the wins because of fair play expectations.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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International courier services made the life easy and relaxed. Most of your loved ones are moving abroad and there are festivals when the gift exchanging takes place. In this, International Courier Services in R K Puram benefits a lot.
Courier services can either be a neighborhood, local or global. In the event that you intend to send your package to a neighborhood, would be fitting to pick a nearby bundle conveyance benefit.
Couriers plays a vital role in today's world and there are plenty of extra benefits for using International Courier Services in R K Puram. Nothing is more reliable than a satisfying desired delivery as the way we want.


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Seated Exercise Class
Chair exercises effectively assist you to exercise and move without putting undo pressure or strain on your body. Movement works to lubricate joints and keep them flexible, strengthen and stabilise individual muscles and increase blood circulation. This can result in a decreased number of falls and an increased ability to better accomplish day-to-day physical activities.
The exercises are primarily aimed at the elderly but would suit anyone who has mobility problems or who is recommended such exercises as part of rehabilitation after medical treatment.
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Choose custom radius for the Privacy Zone
Some time ago it was possible to adjust the size (radius) of the privacy zone, but at some point that feature was lost. Please bring it back. For circular rides that leave in one direction and return in the other, the current circle is so small as to allow almost exact pin-pointing.


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Lego CUUSOO, the community-based initiative that lets fans suggest ideas for future Lego sets, has announced that it will allow for submissions based on the Doctor Who License after years of rejecting them.
In a blog post last night, Lego revealed that submissions based on the series (as well as past submissions by fans that were removed from CUUSOO) could now be submitted and potentially considered for production. In the past, submissions had to be denied for licensing reasons - specifically because for Doctor Who, the license to produce construction sets is owned by Character Options, the company who also produce Doctor Who's ranges of Action Figures and hold the master toy license from the BBC. Over the past few years, Character have made faux-lego Doctor Who sets under the popular 'Character Building' brand, including sets like the TARDIS interior, as well as ranges of collectable minifigures. Character Options were even showing off a new series of the line at the recent London Toy Fair last month, which included the first CB minifigures of Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald:
But now that Lego have announced that there is no longer a licensing issue when it comes to Doctor Who, what does this mean for the future of Doctor Who's license with Character Options? Have the BBC taken the license for construction toys away from them? Could we see Lego skip CUUSOO altogether and acquire the license itself to produce a range of Doctor Who sets? What does this mean for other BBC-branded CUUSOO projects, such as the recently selected Lego Sherlock project? For now, there's no real answers - but there's hope that we could be seeing some official brick-based adventures in Time and Space from the Danish toy company in the future.
[Lego CUUSOO Blog - Toy Fair Images sourced via The Doctor Who Site on Flickr, Header Image sourced via io9 user Exploriens/Chocolate Frogs on Flickr]


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Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby arrive in Alaska and are met at the airport by a policeman instead of her husband. The police are convinced that Matt has died in a tragic fire but Yasmin refuses to believe this. Within hours she and her young daughter are driving across the frozen wilderness where nothing grows, and tears can freeze in an instant. In round the clock dark they search for Ruby's father and as they travel ever deeper over a silent land and into an approaching storm they become aware that they are being followed.
This stylish and unique literary thriller has it all: not only is it beautifully written and gives the reader a meaningful glimpse into what it is to be deaf, it has edge-of-your seat suspense, memorable characters, current and relevant issues, multiple twists in the plot, and some glorious and terrifying descriptions of the Arctic landscape in all its beauty and deadly darkness. It contains not only an exploration of an extraordinary Arctic land, but also the interior landscape of a profoundly deaf child.
The author makes you experience the biting cold, the sting of grief, the drive to survive, the weight of responsibility, the love of family, the mustering of courage, the agony of defeat, and the triumph of overcoming. Atmospheric and gripping, this is the kind of gem I look for where literary excellence and commercial readability meet.


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The Best Locksmith in Bel Air, CA
Residential, Commercial, Safes, and Automobile Locksmith for Every Security need.
Locks have always helped to keep man and his belongings secure, providing a sense of security for people who use them. However, these locks do their jobs a little too perfectly sometimes, so that they might end up locking you out of your car, home, office, valuables, etc. If you ever find yourself in any of such frustrating circumstances, do not hesitate to call us, and we will be there to help you handle the situation. Of course, we are always willing to step in and provide real-time solutions to all your lock problems.
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More, it is no longer news that a lot of people have fallen victim to frauds who disguise as locksmiths, only to end up picking these people's locks and looting their precious possessions. Some even go to the extent of cloning the locks for more fraudulent activities—another reason why you should be mindful of the locksmith you hire.
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This service covers all types of automobile locks. If there is ever a case that you are locked out of your car anywhere in or around Bel Air, do not hesitate to contact us and have our team help you solve the problem in no distant time. We are committed to providing you with the swiftest solutions to your car lock problems so that you will be back in your car and on the road in real-time. It does not matter whether you broke your car key in the keyhole, or you locked it inside your vehicle, or you misplaced it, we have the perfect solution all planned out for you already.
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We also care for the security of your properties and valued possessions, especially those that are for commercial purposes. Plus, we have the experience and all the technical knowledge to help provide perfect lock systems and combinations that will ensure the maximum protection of your commercial properties. Surely, we are your best plug for the maintenance of your old locks, installation of new locks, upgrade of existing locks, and much more.
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Industrial lock systems are often specialized. So, they require different machinery and technicality to handle. If you encounter difficulties with such lock systems, it will surely be a difficult task to get a locksmith who can help you fix it. The good The though is that we have acquired all the necessary skills, technicality, and machinery to handle such cases. So, you do not have to give too many thoughts to your industrial lock needs anymore, as we are here with the perfect solution for you anytime you call us.
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Do we look at what could be the craziest car ever? Team Galag totally nailed at this year's Gumball by joining the rally with their bespoke Batmobile! 2 years of work have been put in the making of this crazy machine which is based on the chassis and mechanical components of a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.
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Child abusers are increasingly resorting to online threats and blackmail instead of 'grooming' children, a specialist police child protection agency warns.
The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre said that online child abuse offenders are turning from winning their intended victims' trust with gifts and inducements, in favour of hacking into social networking profiles and email accounts in order to blackmail children into acquiescing to abuse. CEOP reckons the change is happening partly because youngsters are becoming more savvy about conventional grooming tactics, and more willing to report concerns to police agencies.
The increasing popularity of social networking sites is undoubtedly having an effect on the behaviour of online paedophiles. Instant messaging remains the most common area where grooming behaviour is detected (56 per cent of reports) with social networking sites following second at 11.4 per cent of reports, a figure CEOP expects to rise once IM messaging apps on social networking sites take off.
Growing use of mobile phones to access the net means parents can't control the child's internet access as easily as in the past.
"Parents can't always keep an eye on what their children are doing on the internet, it is more important than ever that they have an open dialogue with their children about what they are doing online and to give them the skills to navigate safely in the online world as much as the physical world," said Jim Gamble, CEOP Centre chief exec.
"Parents can ask their child to show them around the www.thinkuknow.co.uk website and go to the age-appropriate sections or watch one of our films. Parents need to make sure children understand to keep their online friends online, only chat to and webcam with people they know in the real world and most importantly, know how to report to the CEOP Centre if there are concerns."
CEOP's latest intelligence report also notes an increase in the use of P2P technology to distribute images of child abuse as well as a growth in the number of images depicting the sexual abuse of toddlers and of sadistic abuse in general. CEOP also reports the increased willingness of child abuse offenders under observation in the UK to travel abroad in order to commit further offences.
A copy of the CEOP Centre's latest strategic overview can be found here (pdf). ®


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Weyoun was a series of Vorta diplomats and leaders in the service of the Dominion during the late 24th century. Like all Vorta, Weyoun was a clone; at least eight copies were known to exist, five of which were encountered by the Federation. Weyoun became a well-known Vorta in the Alpha Quadrant during the Dominion War, serving as the Dominion representative to the Cardassian Union. In this capacity, he personally oversaw most aspects of the war, although his presence was largely to ensure the loyalty of Cardassian leaders such as Gul Dukat, Legate Damar, and Legate Broca.
The war brought Weyoun into contact with many leaders from the Alpha Quadrant. He visited Deep Space 9 to negotiate with Benjamin Sisko when the cold war between the powers of the Alpha Quadrant and the Dominion showed signs of eroding into open hostilities. Shortly thereafter, he returned with a fleet of Cardassian and Dominion warships to take control of the station, and went on to serve as the Dominion overseer of the station during the brief occupation that followed. In this capacity, he personally negotiated a nonaggression pact with Bajor and dealt with representatives from such powers as the Romulan Star Empire, Breen Confederacy, and Tholian Assembly. Until his death, he remained the only "Solid" that the Female Changeling claimed that she had ever trusted.
Weyoun 4
Weyoun 4 was encountered by the Federation in 2372 as the supervisor of a Jem'Hadar attack ship and its crew of Jem'Hadar, led by Omet'iklan. After his ship was attacked by a group of renegade Jem'Hadar, Weyoun chose to recruit the assistance of Captain Sisko in quelling the rebellion. Weyoun withheld crucial information from Omet'iklan about the rebels' fortress: an Iconian gateway on Vandros IV. However, the Jem'Hadar under Weyoun's supervision remained loyal to the Founders and successfully completed the mission of eradicating the Jem'Hadar rebellion. Following the battle, Omet'iklan killed Weyoun for questioning his loyalty to the Dominion. (DS9: "To the Death")
Weyoun 5
In 2373, the next clone, Weyoun 5, was assigned as liaison and adviser to Gul Dukat, the dictator of the newly Dominion-annexed Cardassian Union. Although there were frequent disagreements concerning overall policy, Weyoun believed that he had developed a good working relationship with Dukat in the short time they had worked together. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Call to Arms")
Weyoun made a special visit to Deep Space 9 around stardate 50900 to negotiate a nonaggression pact with Kai Winn Adami and Bajor. During these negotiations, Weyoun became convinced that Jake Sisko and Nog were conspiring against him, not realizing that the two boys were simply conducting business with Doctor Elias Giger, a Human scientist seeking to discover the secret of immortality. Weyoun took an interest in Giger's cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber and its underlying principles of "creative genetics." (DS9: "In the Cards")
Just prior to the beginning of the Dominion War, Weyoun issued an ultimatum to Captain Sisko, demanding that the Federation remove the minefield they had started laying at the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole. Sisko refused, and Weyoun, along with Dukat, led an assault fleet to capture the station by force. (DS9: "Call to Arms")
In 2374, during the Dominion occupation of DS9, then known again as Terok Nor, Weyoun and Dukat formed the Ruling Council to manage station affairs. Weyoun offered Odo, whom he still revered as one of the Founders, a position on the Council, which Odo eventually accepted. When the Female Changeling arrived on the station a few months later, Weyoun observed that she had done a good job "neutralizing" Odo as a threat, not realizing the Founders' interest in Odo was for his own sake. (DS9: "A Time to Stand", "Favor the Bold")
Despite his race's lack of a sense of aesthetics, he attempted to learn to appreciate Tora Ziyal's artwork. He asked Kira Nerys for help with this, but she was dismissive. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
Weyoun returned to Cardassia Prime following the recapture of DS9 by the Federation. Because of Gul Dukat's failure and descent into madness, Weyoun appointed Damar to be the new leader of the Cardassian Union. Over the next few months, he took a more forceful approach with Damar, ordering him to initiate peace talks with the Federation in order to arrange the acquisition of the Kabrel system without the Federation's knowledge of its significance. However, the plan failed when the Federation determined why the Dominion wanted Kabrel: to harvest tri-nucleic fungi that could be used to manufacture ketracel-white for the Jem'Hadar. (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities")
Early in 2375, Weyoun 5 was killed in a suspicious transporter accident. The cause of the accident was never found, but it was suspected that it had been arranged by Damar. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
Weyoun 5 was holographically duplicated on a number of occasions.
- A group of genetically-engineered Humans used a holographic recording of Weyoun to help uncover a move by the Dominion to acquire a strategic planet in the Kabrel system that would have allowed them to produce ketracel-white.(DS9: "Statistical Probabilities")
- In a Section 31 holoprogram, a hologram of Weyoun rescued Julian Bashir from Deep Space 9, after Luther Sloan had him arrested for being a Dominion spy. "Weyoun" claimed that he was involved in Bashir's brainwashing in Internment Camp 371. (DS9: "Inquisition")
- Tolar's hologram of Weyoun was included in a holoprogram he made for Benjamin Sisko and Starfleet. In the recording, Weyoun told a hologram of Damar and two Legates that the Founders had decided to launch the invasion of the Romulan Star Empire ahead of schedule. The hologram later went into more detail, describing an attack on the Glintara sector by the 23rd Jem'Hadar Division and the Cardassian Fourth Order, that would enable them to begin an attack on Romulus the next day. The hologram of Weyoun predicted that with the fall of Romulus, Romulan resistance would crumble, and the empire would be under total Dominion control within three months. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
Weyoun 6
The next clone, Weyoun 6, was activated shortly after Weyoun 5's demise. This new clone proved to be "defective," in that he strongly felt that the Dominion's war against the Alpha Quadrant was a mistake. However, he still maintained his loyalty to the Founders, and therefore contacted Odo, under the guise of Gul Russol, and requested a meeting, so he could announce his intentions to defect to the Federation. Aboard the runabout USS Rio Grande en route back to DS9, Weyoun 6 explained to Odo not only how he wanted to prevent further conflict, but also how the Great Link had been afflicted by a wasting disease that was slowly killing all Founders, except for Odo. When the runabout was located by his replacement, Weyoun 6 activated his termination implant so Weyoun 7 would call off his attacks, thus saving Odo. The "defective" clone died in peace, with a blessing from one of his gods. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
Weyoun 7
When Weyoun 7 was activated, he ordered a massive search to prevent Weyoun 6 from defecting to the Federation. Weyoun 7 was contacted by his predecessor so he could witness Weyoun 6 voluntarily activate his termination implant, thus removing the reason the Jem'Hadar were attacking Odo's runabout. Once this was done, Weyoun 7 called off the attack and wished Odo "a safe and pleasant journey back to DS9." (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
By late 2375, Weyoun 7 was in charge of a massive research project to find a cure for the Founders' disease. He also supported the Female Changeling in her negotiations to arrange the alliance between the Dominion and the Breen Confederacy. While attending to the transfer of captured Starfleet officers Worf and Ezri Dax from a Breen starship to Dominion custody, he mentioned that he wished them to be held in a cell together due to his desire to see them "comfort each other" sexually. During a later meeting with the captured Worf and Ezri Dax, he tried to goad Ezri into cooperating with a further interrogation by referencing her feelings for Bashir -- to which Worf responded by abruptly breaking his neck, killing Weyoun 7 instantly. Damar, who was escorting Weyoun, reacted only by stopping his guards from taking action against Worf and then bursting into laughter, amused by both the meaninglessness of killing a Weyoun (as another clone would quickly take his place) and that Worf missed the opportunity to kill him, a far more valuable target. To Weyoun's fatal arrogance towards Worf, he explained simply to a befuddled Worf and Ezri Dax, "Overconfidence: the hallmark of the Weyouns. Maybe the Founders should eliminate you from their genetic recipe next time! (To Worf:) I'll just make another copy of him, you know. You should have killed me. There's only one Damar." (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
Weyoun 8
Weyoun 8 was activated shortly thereafter, and continued to oversee the war effort for the Dominion. He was initially unaware, however, that Damar had decided to turn against the Dominion and had arranged for Worf and Ezri to escape. Soon after, Damar publicly denounced the Dominion alliance and announced the first strike by the newly-formed Cardassian Liberation Front against the Dominion's primary cloning facility on Rondac III With no means to clone Weyoun again until those facilities were rebuilt, Weyoun 8 was possibly the last of the Weyouns. He immediately concluded that was precisely the reason Damar had chosen Rondac as a target. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
Weyoun would ensure that Damar and his supported paid dearly for this attack. Acting on the Female Changeling's orders, Weyoun had Dominion forces hunt down and execute Damar's wife and children. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind") Despite some initial victories, under the guidance of Kira Nerys, Weyoun's forces successfully waged a devastating counter-strike against the resistance, successfully destroying all eighteen rebel bases, as well as wiping out the sympathetic forces of Legate Goris and Gul Seltan with the help of collaborator Gul Revok. Having assumed Damar to have died in the attack, Weyoun publicly announced the defeat of the rebellion and the death of Damar. Much of the civilian population, however, having become disillusioned with Dominion rule themselves, were skeptical of Weyoun's claims. Indeed, Damar reemerged shortly thereafter and began rallying the people against the Dominion. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind")
After Damar's followers successfully sabotaged the planet's power systems, causing a planet-wide blackout, Weyoun proposed retaliation against the Cardassian population themselves, with the Female Changeling's approval. Weyoun then ordered the destruction of Lakarian City and its entire inhabitants of two million people, announcing its destruction on a planet-wide broadcast. Rather than forcing the Cardassians into submission, this act only motivated Damar to lead his remaining forces in an attack on Dominion Headquarters, as well as causing the Cardassian fleet, then engaging the Federation Alliance forces in the Battle of Cardassia, to switch sides against the Jem'Hadar and Breen fleets.
Enraged by this betrayal the Female Changeling ordered Weyoun to begin exterminating the entire Cardassian population. This act of genocide would lead to the death of over eight hundred million Cardassians before it was halted.
With the Jem'Hadar and Breen forces having been driven back to Cardassia Prime, Dominion Headquarters was stormed by Damar's forces. Though Damar himself was killed in the assault, Elim Garak, Kira, and Ekoor reached the main control room, capturing the Female Changeling. When Weyoun, upon hearing of Damar's death, mocked him and the devastation of Cardassia, prompting Garak to shoot and kill Weyoun. After the clone died, the Female Changeling mourned him thusly to Garak, who had fired the fatal shot: "I wish you hadn't done that. That was Weyoun's last clone." Garak sardonically replied "I was hoping you'd say that." (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
- "To the Death" Weyoun 4
- "Ties of Blood and Water" Weyoun 5
- "In the Cards"
- "Call to Arms"
- "A Time to Stand"
- "Behind the Lines"
- "Favor the Bold"
- "Sacrifice of Angels"
- "Statistical Probabilities"
- "Waltz" (as a "phantom")
- "Far Beyond the Stars" (only as part of Sisko's vision)
- "Inquisition" (only as a hologram)
- "In the Pale Moonlight" (only as a hologram)
- "Tears of the Prophets"
- "Image in the Sand"
- "Shadows and Symbols"
- "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" Weyouns 6 and 7
- "Penumbra" Weyoun 7
- "'Til Death Do Us Part"
- "Strange Bedfellows" Weyouns 7 and 8
- "The Changing Face of Evil" Weyoun 8
- "Tacking Into the Wind"
- "The Dogs of War"
- "What You Leave Behind"
Background information
The role of Weyoun was created specifically for actor Jeffrey Combs by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler, as Combs' previous appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had been in two roles - Tiron and Brunt - for which his face had been covered by heavy prosthetic make-up. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17, p. 16) Combs has said that Weyoun is his personal favorite out of all the Star Trek roles he has played, due to his relatively increased input on the role. [2] The actor has also commented about Weyoun, "I love about him his grace and poise and ruthlessness and loyalty. Something that I really wanted to instill in him was, you know, you kinda have to fly by the seat of your pants. I really didn't know what he looked like, I didn't know anything about the design concept of the character when I arrived that first morning. I'd had a script for a couple of days, but I tend to really get a lot of hints from the outside, that tells me who I am inside. It does with all of us, the kind of shoes you wear tells you who you are. So when the process started, I began to see how sort of royal and regal he was, and there was something kind of Japanese, but also he was the courtier in the court, he was the foppish, coiffed, graceful diplomat who would go from one party to another and make them all run smoothly. And he would do anything he could, with a smile, to make it look as easy as possible, and get exactly what he wanted. So I took a little spice from the French court as well." (Hidden File 02, DS9 Season 7 DVD special features)
On another occasion, Combs elaborated, "I didn't think of Weyoun as evil, I think that's a mistake; it's always best to play them as if everything they do is justified. I played him as if he prided himself on how eloquent and elegant he could be, and on his ability to manipulate and cajole. He considered himself really adept at the political game. Sometimes I think he felt misunderstood, but he was a good actor too, feigning shock or surprise. Pretending you're vulnerable and that you're genuinely taken aback by someone's harsh words can be a useful tool, making the other person think that you're off balance when really you're two or three steps ahead." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17, pp. 17-18)
"Ties of Blood and Water" reintroduced Weyoun after his "death" in "To the Death" and reveals that the Vorta clone themselves (a premise which was created specifically so Jeffrey Combs could reprise the role). As Ira Steven Behr explained, "When we first saw Jeff Combs do the role in 'To the Death,' we were wishing we could find a different ending to the episode, because we really didn't want the character to die. But we couldn't think of anything. The next thing you know, they're out in Griffith Park, shooting the fight, and he's dead. I knew immediately that he had to come back. There was no way he couldn't." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 442) Combs added in this respect, "I think that came from the fact that the very first time I played Weyoun he was killed, and that they realized that they liked the character! Necessity is the mother of invention, so they decided that the best thing to justify bringing him back was that he could be cloned. Then I think they saw the dramatic value of it, and the joke that he's constantly dying but he comes right back, even in the same episode. In the end they destroy the cloning facilities, but if you don't think that the Vorta are clever enough to not put all their cloning eggs in one basket, you're sadly mistaken. They're out there somewhere!" (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17, p. 18)
Combs relished the fact he was able to play different sides of his character, later stating, "I remember having a conversation with Ira about how I always fantasized that Weyoun would see the error of his ways and go over to the other side, but Ira's point was that the bad guys are the bad guys. Then we had 'Treachery, Faith and the Great River', which was great; that was about the closest we got to the notion of Weyoun crossing over. I liked that Weyoun." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17, p. 18)
Having played several aliens in the Star Trek franchise involving heavy makeup, Combs contrasted his Weyoun makeup with that of a Ferengi; "Weyoun was quite comfortable. It was a longer makeup, even though it looks simpler, because hair was involved; I'd get to a particular place in the makeup and then go get the hair done, and then go back and get finished off. And I could hear quite well, because the ears were little holes." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17, p. 19)
A scene in the script for "You Are Cordially Invited" that was ultimately cut involved the Starfleet crew clearing out their quarters, which had been occupied by various members of the Dominion. Doctor Bashir's quarters were occupied by Weyoun, who was apparently fond of collecting various items and studying them in his quarters. The items included shoes, coasters, bits of string, broken bottles, power cells, picture frames, and chair legs. [3]
In 2002, Weyoun placed eighth in TV Zone's list of the top twenty science fiction television villains. The Borg Queen was second, Dukat was fourth, Q was eleventh and Seska was eighteenth.
Weyoun 5 played a major role in the Deep Space Nine book trilogy Millennium. Shortly after a second, red wormhole destroyed Deep Space 9 in 2374, Weyoun led a fleet of Dominion ships to find out if the new wormhole could go to the Gamma Quadrant after the original blue one would not open. Pursued by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise-E, Weyoun and the Dominion ships entered the wormhole, which would not open for the Enterprise, and arrived at a point deep in the Beta Quadrant near the border with the Delta Quadrant. When Weyoun returned to the Alpha Quadrant though the wormhole, he commanded a fleet from an alien race called the Grigari, the Dominion fleet he had taken with him having been destroyed. Weyoun claimed that the "True Prophets" – a group of Prophets inhabiting the red wormhole, from whom the blue wormhole prophets had broken away millennia ago – had anointed him as their kai.
Weyoun's first act was to take the Grigari fleet to Cardassia Prime and try to convince Damar and the Female Changeling to join with the Grigari. When the Female Changeling refused, the Grigari fleet laid waste to the entire Cardassian Union, killing billions, including Damar and the Changeling, effectively ending the Dominion War. Having come to believe that the "True Prophets" were gods, Weyoun went to Vorta and opened the tank containing the next Weyoun to see if anything had been changed in his physiology, only to find that, although there were virtually no differences, Weyoun 6 did not believe in the "True Prophets" as Weyoun 5 believed in them. Weyoun 5 then killed his other clones, and, along with the Grigari, went on to destroy Earth, most of the Human colonies in the Federation, and the Klingon Empire in what became known as the War of the Prophets at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works. With powers granted to him by the "True Prophets", along with Grigari nanotechnology, Weyoun was all but unstoppable and immortal. The only real threat to him was the Emissary of the Pah-wraiths, Gul Dukat, who was still possessed by the Kosst Amojan Pah-wraith seen in the episode "Tears of the Prophets", and had taken up residence in the mirror universe on Terok Nor.
Weyoun's destructive plans culminated in 2399 when he brought about the end to the entire universe – what he called "pain of life" – with the merging of the blue and red wormholes. The end of the universe, and the timeline, was ultimately avoided after-the-fact by the intervention of two time-traveling groups. The first group was the command staff of DS9, Quark, and Vash who had traveled twenty-five years into the future during the destruction of DS9 in 2374 by the red wormhole. The second was Jean-Luc Picard and Nog, who along with Vash, traveled back right before the end of the universe to the founding of B'hala to set into motion the sequence of events that lead to the opening of the red wormhole in the first place. The first group, without Vash, then managed to restore the station and close the red wormhole in 2374 by traveling back from after the end of the universe to the day when DS9 was destroyed and triggering a collision between Weyoun's ship and a Cardassian ship after the red wormhole opened, killing Weyoun and Dukat, which then pushed a version of the station out of the blue wormhole.
Relaunch novels
A ninth clone of Weyoun appears in the final book of the Deep Space Nine: Mission Gamma relaunch series. Like Weyoun 4, he is the commander of a Jem'Hadar attack ship, created from the genetic profile left behind in the Gamma Quadrant. Exactly when this clone was activated is not revealed, though it is assumed he was created after the end of the Dominion War. He later becomes Odo's chief aide whenever he is separated from the Great Link.
Weyoun 9 reappears in Olympus Descending, the Dominion entry in the Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series. There, it is revealed that Odo specifically reactivated Weyoun so that he would have a familiar face to interact with in the Dominion, and that he is attempting to train the new clone to think for himself rather than blindly follow orders. Weyoun 9 also continues to collect meaningless trinkets in his quarters, just as Weyoun 5 did.
External links
- Weyoun at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Weyoun at Wikipedia
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Thinking Out Of The Box
This story appears in the June 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Among the dense sea of flakes, puffs and Os, indecisive eyes scan cereal-box greats like Tony the Tiger-Kellogg's 47-year-old spokesperson for Frosted Flakes-and whoever happens to be the latest inspirational athlete to grace the face of General Mills' renowned Wheaties. Now novelty favorites like Flutie Flakes, produced by Pittsburgh's PLB Sports Inc., a food marketing company that introduces products featuring pro athletes, are stealing some of that morning spotlight-and making competition even more fierce in the picking process-with boxes featuring athletic heroes both young and old. So where do Jason Bauer and Michael Simon, founders of New York City's Famous Fixins Inc., yet another distributor and manufacturer of athlete- and celebrity-affiliated food products, come in? Especially when-well, let's face it-it's been done? Let's just say "celebrity" is the operative word.
Sure, PLB had a leg up on Famous Fixins in the breakfast department. PLB released Buffalo Bill quarterback Doug Flutie's cereal (with sales supporting the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism) about a year before the latter released Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken Jr.'s Cal's Classic O's cereal early last year. But even though they weren't the first ones out of the gate, self-proclaimed "sports junkies" Bauer, 30, and Simon, 31, have gotten top players from top teams to sign with them-and these are athletes with household names. Of course, Bauer and Simon have had some practice. The two in-troduced 1987 Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis' Greek Salad Dressings to supermarkets in 1997. And they had a few connections, too.
Seeing Greens
In 1995, Simon, a former TV agent in Los Angeles, ran into Dukakis' son, Peter Zorich, a high-school friend, after returning to the East Coast to serve as PR manager for Planet Hollywood International Inc. in New York City. When asked what Zorich, a young guy in career tran-sition, should do with himself, Simon recalled those afternoons in high school spent hanging out at the Dukakis compound, feasting on Olympia's tasty cooking. When Zorich suggested Simon team up with his movie-star mom on a food product, Simon agreed-even though he says Dukakis was slightly em-barrassed at the thought of taking her Greek salad dressing, passed down by her mother, to the public.
None of the prospective partners knew a thing about bringing a food product to market, so it seemed almost fated when Bauer, the younger brother of Simon's best friend and a fellow Boston University alum, agreed to lend a hand. Bauer, who, at 21, launched his food and beverage industry career as the sales manager for his family's business, a Long Island, New York-based beverage wholesaler for companies like RC Cola and Diet Rite Cola, fine-tuned his skills in sales manager positions with two other food companies (one Greek) after his family's business closed its doors in 1994. "After working in a family business, it's hard to go work for somebody else," Bauer says. "I knew I had to eventually do something on my own, and I used the other companies to get experience."
With one well-connected former talent agent/public relations whiz, the endorsement of an esteemed actress and a guy who'd been in the business his entire working life, you'd think these guys would be scooping up their profits with silver spoons. Not so. "It doesn't matter-rich, poor, young or old-it's tough to get these products onto the supermarket shelves, which I didn't realize going into it," says Simon.
sales manager positions with two other food companies (one Greek) after his family's business closed its doors in 1994. "After working in a family business, it's hard to go work for somebody else," Bauer says. "I knew I had to eventually do something on my own, and I used the other companies to get experience." With one well-connected former talent agent/public relations whiz, the endorsement of an esteemed actress and a guy who'd been in the business his entire working life, you'd think these guys would be scooping up their profits with silver spoons. Not so. "It doesn't matter-rich, poor, young or old-it's tough to get these products onto the supermarket shelves, which I didn't realize going into it," says Simon.
When you have to pay "slotting fees"-which cost anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000 per item, per supermarket account-to get your unknown product on the shelves, the desperate search for funding occasionally leads to desperate measures. It may be easy for some to give up 50 percent of their company to get $250,000 in seed capital, like Simon and Bauer could have done had they accepted offers from leery venture capitalists. But they weren't about to forfeit such a huge stake in their dream. Instead, they took a risk and secured a $200,000 credit line through a bank. "We had enough faith in it that we were willing to personally guarantee it," says Bauer, "and we didn't have to give away any equity in the company."
With the loan, they designed, packaged and started distributing Olympia's Greek Salad Dressing, taking the small-budget approach when appropriate. For instance, after realizing it would cost upward of $10,000 for rights to use stock photographs of the Parthenon and the Greek Islands on the dressing bottles, Bauer spent $2,000 on a trip to Greece and took his own pictures.
Simon believes 1997 was the perfect time to launch because there was no similar brand-name dressing available. But, according to Bauer, it was still difficult to get brokers and supermarkets to carry it: "People just aren't up at night saying, 'God, I wish there was a Greek dressing,' you know?"
Best Faces Forward
After paying thousands of dollars in slotting fees, and spending hours doling out dressing samples, Famous Fixins scored both distribution and public awareness. But, growing anxious amid their impending success, Bauer and Simon nearly exhausted their loan. "We wanted to grow our business quicker than it was generating profit," says Bauer. "So we met with a securities attorney and started the process of taking the company public to raise capital."
Since NASDAQ requires a company to meet certain revenue and asset levels to do an IPO, Famous Fixins went public in September 1998 by merging with a trading shell, a public company with stock that no longer trades because the business is inoperative. But going public provided more than a solution for staying afloat while growing-it also afforded Bauer and Simon an incentive to offer prospective celebrity partners.
A change of focus also catalyzed growth. "We decided to come out with products we could approach supermarkets with," says Bauer. "Products we knew they'd be able to sell so we wouldn't have to pay these exorbitant slotting fees." Olympia Dukakis, whose dressing is now in 2,000 supermarkets nationwide, garnered interest-but not many fans compare to sports fans. "Now you have [New York Yankees] Derek Jeter on a box [of Jeter's cereal]," says Bauer, "and a buyer in New York knows that's going to sell. I mean, Derek Jeter's a brand within himself."
Trying to get a toehold in the largest category in the food industry using little advertising beyond that of the players' good names (and faces), Famous Fixins has launched a line of 10 cereals featuring the greatest of the greats. The Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, members of the New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds have all been featured. Supermarkets like it because not only are the mostly seasonal boxes collectors' items, packed with goodies like official Major League Baseball cards and chances to be a ball boy or win a jersey, but part-if not all-of players' proceeds go to charity. Famous Fixins requires it, and the players are all for it. "[At press time] Derek Jeter was about to sign a $120 million contract," says Bauer. "Do you think he needs to make a couple hundred thousand dollars on a cereal?" Of course not. But what players and teams do like is getting signage in atypical places like supermarkets.
PLB, Famous Fixins' biggest competitor, also donates profits to charity and allows athletes to take an active role in creating the packaging. But what it can't offer that Bauer and Simon can are shares in the company. That ability paired with Famous Fixins already amazing list of partners, has led to two more exciting partnerships: a three-year deal with teen pop sensation Britney Spears for a line of candy/novelty products inked in late February, and one with Rookie of the Year race-car driver Tony Stewart for car-shaped, Altoid-like mints.
As far as competition goes, Simon only sees good in it, because it makes supermarkets more receptive. "There are 50 states with hundreds of cities," he says. "There are enough teams to go around." And don't think grocery chains are loyal to brands. "Loyalty? Nah, definitely not," remarks Simon with a hint of sarcasm. Whoever has the winning team on their box gets the slot.
Unfortunately, watching games, races-and now the Billboard 100, probably-has more of an effect on Simon than before. "It's no longer sports-it's business," he says. "Sitting at the Mets' game-six playoff against the Braves-you just live and die by these 11 guys every week." Being on the ball, and going online (www.famousfixins.com) in spring 1999, however, have taken sales from $500,000 in 1998 to $3 million in 1999. Next on the agenda: more national products and being recognized as a viable company in the eyes of Wall Street and financial communities.
When asked if he still sees himself running Famous Fixins in five years, Bauer responds, "Definitely. But I see it as a $10 stock."


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Instead, he says the best career move you can make is to hook up with a mid-size company that's growing quickly. Their success, he says, becomes your success. In our first two installments, we highlighted companies in San Francisco and Silicon Valley that Rachleff says best exhibit the kind of momentum that job seekers could ride to career success. As the private companies on this list show, Rachleff doesn't believe Northern California has exclusive rights to that momentum. The first nine on this list are his picks; the last is ours to make an even 10. "The odds are that your startup is going to fail. Why take that chance early in your career?" Rachleff asks. "If you're willing to take three years to work for a company with momentum, then your experience at the midsize company will allow you to do something more amazing in the future." Above: 37signals — Chicago, Illinois "Emulate drug dealers." "Meetings are toxic." "Planning is guessing." These are among the mantras for running a successful business proposed by 37signals' co-founders Jason Fried (pictured above) and David Heinemeier Hansson in their bestseller Rework, which should give you some idea of how working for them might be a little different than your typical 9-to-5 (though the two also don't believe that success is a function of working longer hours). 37signals' business centers on three collaboration web apps — Basecamp, Highrise, and Campfire. But the Chicago-based company, whose sole investor is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has in its 13 years helped to cement a certain minimalist, practical yet pleasing approach to web design that has heavily influenced the medium as a whole. 37signals also happened to invent a little something called Ruby on Rails, one of the world's most popular web development platforms. Photo: CreativeMornings Chicago/FlickrAcronis — Woburn, Massachusetts Acronis, headquartered in unglamorous Woburn, Massachusetts, doesn't do the most sexy work, but sex appeal isn't really what you're looking for when it comes to data protection. Acronis makes backup and recovery software for home users, businesses, and the public sector. The company has grown since its founding in 2001 to 175,000 customers in more than 90 countries, according to Acronis' figures. Though not a company with a trendy public face, Acronis looks like the kind of place where serious geeks get the chance to do serious work. Image: AcronisCriteo — New York, Paris, Tokyo, Milan, et al. Criteo is a major player in the lucrative online business of ad retargeting. Using Criteo's platform, e-commerce sites can store a cookie in a user's browser that records what they searched for. When the now "cookied" user goes elsewhere on the web, they can be targeted with display ads based on what they have been looking for. Founded in Paris in 2005, Criteo has offices in commercial hubs around the world, from Tokyo to New York to Milan. The company is led by CEO Jean-Baptiste Rudelle (pictured above).Etsy — New York, New York Since its founding in New York seven years ago, the name Etsy has become synonymous with a certain artisanal aesthetic that has enjoyed surprising staying power in hipster neighborhoods across the country. But looks alone don't explain Etsy's success. The company's growth and lasting popularity have more to do with the long-tail effect made possible by the internet. Independent artisans with a very particular style can reach a worldwide niche audience with equally specific tastes. Etsy markets itself not simply as a storefront for handcrafts but as a platform that enables individuals to become entrepreneurs. All that said, you can see in the picture of its offices above that working at Etsy promises to be, well, very Etsy. Photo: EtsyGilt Groupe — New York, New York Gilt Groupe has quickly made a name for itself since launching in 2007 by figuring out how to do luxury online. The key? Creating a sense of exclusivity through members-only sales while making luxury fashion and other products more accessible to everyone by selling them at a discount. Gilt hasn't hurt itself either by pioneering deluxe packaging as part of the online shopping experience. Valued at $1 billion, the New York company last week started a search for a new CEO last week as it pursues a possible IPO. Photo: Gilt GroupeNext 1 Interactive — Weston, Florida Based in the Miami suburb of Weston, Florida, Next 1 Interactive makes content for people who like to fantasize about where they want to travel next and where they want to live. Its vacation and real-estate-focused offerings cross platforms from mobile to web to video-on-demand to cable, reaching more than 9 million homes via Time Warner, Cox, Comcast & Cable One, according to the company. Image: Next 1 InteractiveOANDA — Toronto, Ontario An old-timer in web years, OANDA was founded in 1995 to provide an internet-based platform to exchange foreign currencies. The company has grown along with the web and its capacity to make commerce seamlessly global — according to the company, up to 20 percent of the world's online foreign currency spot trades happen across its servers. With a development office in Toronto, OANDA says of itself: "It's not a Web upstart, not a bank. It's a technology company." Photo: Images_Of_Money/FlickrRestaurant.com — Arlington Heights, Illinois With a name like Restaurant.com, it's not entirely surprising that this company in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was founded during the dotcom peak, 1999. What is surprising is that, unlike most of its peers from the same era, it's still around. Restaurant.com specializes in selling gift cards for discounted meals at local restaurants across the U.S. The company pitches itself as a boon for customers, who can use the site or mobile app to find exactly the kind of meal they're looking for, and also restaurants, that can set the terms of their discounts and get their tables filled. Image: Restaurant.comSpotify — New York, New York Spotify isn't the only online music service for streaming millions of tracks to your computer or phone. But the saga of its delayed entry into the U.S. probably made it the best known, also thanks in no small part to the company's charismatic co-founder Daniel Ek, pictured on the right with fellow founder Martin Lorentzon. Backed by billionaire Facebook instigator Sean Parker, among others, Spotify landed in New York last year and has grown to 150 employees. Ek said recently that New York has served the company well by keeping the pressure and pace of Silicon Valley at a distance. He told PandoDaily: "I had this discussion not too long ago with Mark Zuckerberg, and I'm not even sure he agrees anymore that we need to be in the Valley.… The truly great companies that I admire and have a consistency and philosophy that's ingrained by looking more long term at things." Photo: SpotifyTumblr — New York, New York Tumblr wasn't on Andy Rachleff's list, but the hugely popular blogging platform did make Time Out New York's list of best places to work in New York City. The shout-out from New York's nightlife guide is fitting: Tumblr's much-photographed young founder David Karp has become an icon of fashionable geekdom in a city eager to prove its tech scene doesn't need Northern California. The company's 106 employees have to manage nearly 64 million new posts a day. Needless to say, they're hiring. Photo: Pixel y Dixel/Flickr


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While our Book Collecting Guide is a useful resource for novice collectors who want to learn more, we would be hard pressed to include everything there is to know about rare books. The solution is to read more books.
Many great books have been dedicated to the topic of rare books and book collecting, and we have used a number of them to sources for the Rare Book School itself. We recommend the following books:
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Microtopia does not necessarily mean a small utopia. As Naeem Inayatullah has pointed out, the "u" has been removed, causing the meaning to actually translate to a representation of space.
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Prof. Saikat Maitra
Vice Chancellor
In the last decade, The West Bengal University of Technology being a Centre of Excellence seamlessly engaged in National Building Exercise.
The basic objective of the University is to organize undergraduate and post graduate courses of study in Engineering, Technology & Management, also in emerging areas with a view to produce young scientists, technologist and manager of high caliber, capable of contributing towards development of the country. The University is also to develop as a Centre of Excellence for higher studies and Research in mentioned areas.
The University which began its operation only with 30 colleges mostly undergraduate, now has strength of 197 colleges with significant presence of Post Graduate courses. It slowly but gradually became the largest affiliating University in short span of time promoting Education and Research and fulfilling its objective in true sense.
The increase of Post Graduate courses has provided the University an edge advantage and helped the education arena to meet the gap of future Human Resource in Education.
The Quality improvement of education and its appraisal is a major initiative taken by the University. The Grand Viva-voce is one of its examples. It is treated as a tool to assess the Post Graduate Programme in Technology in its affiliated colleges.
The University is continuously and effortlessly busy in up gradation of Education in West Bengal with the help of UGC, AICTE and State Government. It has always supported the innovation in education. The major example of it is the idea of conferring Autonomy to its affiliated Institutions which is perceived in the backdrop of TEQIP Programme. The rules and regulation are under frame for declaration of autonomy to its affiliated institutions.
The Research & Development activity at the University has increased in many folds. In the last financial year 2015-16 it received funds from different agencies for R&D purpose which crossed a benchmark. It is expected that the trend will continue and encourage the young minds towards a result oriented research.
The UGC under its 12th Plan period provide grant-in-aid which would further help in generate resources for constant improvement of Education & Research.
Another addition in improvement of education is the proposal to set up a Teachers' Training & Development College in assistance with UGC under National Mission on Teachers and Teaching. This initiative will help to enrich our faculty as well as the faculty of our affiliated Colleges for innovation in teaching.
Today we have 1.7 lakh student strength and approximately 28000 students are going to complete their degree in different streams adding in the strength of National pool of talents. Under this volume, the University is performing efficiently with few issues like space and manpower. The University in its current space has taken a shape of "MAMOTH" and is under severe scarcity of space to expand further any of its operation. Its Future campus is under construction at Haringhata, Nadia. It is expected that very soon the University can move to its earmarked campus. Though the University is under preoccupation for improvement of education, it never gave up its social responsibility and tried its best to reach its needy student through its Student Welfare Activity programmes like Full Freeship and Half Freeship for continuing their education.


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Lindsay Lohan may be getting older, but she's not letting a few wrinkles ruin her party.
She took a steamy pic and posted it to Instagram to celebrate her "wrinkles" and "gravity," that she says are just a part of aging. In the photo, Lohan poses without her top on, with her hair strategically covering her up; her skin looks flawless.
She captioned the snap: "It's about that time to recognize gravity is taking over my upper half (or so to speak). When you get home. Sit down. Analyse your future & see the wrinkles!"
Lohan hasn't been shy to reveal how she takes care of her skin. The 30-year-old told The Gloss that she's using expensive creams and oils to keep those fine lines and age spots at bay.
"I moisturize with La Mer, or I'll go lighter and use Avéne Hydrance Optimale Light Hydrating Cream," said Lohan. "If I don't use La Mer, then I use Carol Joy Forevermore Serum. It's pricey, but it's really good. They use this golden millet oil in their products and I'm really big on that—it just feels so nice on the skin. La Prairie does one that uses actual gold and one that's platinum. They're so pretty and feel so nice, but, again, super expensive."
Keeping costs down is somewhat important to The Mean Girls star. The U.K. Sun says she's had to move into a 5-star London hotel after a "bailiff's dispute" over unpaid rent at her Knightsbridge home.
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Clues sought in Houston game room killing
The killer of a security guard remains a mystery about seven months after a fatal shooting during an attempted robbery at a game room in southeast Houston.
Pedro De Pena was gunned down about 11 p.m. July 21 at the Evergreen Game Room at 1501 Evergreen near Parsons, said Ramon Cervantes, an investigator with the Houston Police Department Homicide Division.
De Pena died at the scene.
Two men entered the business and confronted De Pena, Cervantes said during a news conference about the case Friday morning. The three fought and one of the suspects pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting De Pena.
The suspects then brandished guns and tried to rob patrons, but they were unable to get anything, other than De Pena's handgun.Then they left.
Security cameras recorded the images of two other men running from the business after the shooting and robbery attempt. Cervantes said investigators believe they were also involved in the attempted heist.
He asked the public to contact authorities if they have information about the case.
"I do believe there is someone who has heard about this, may even now about it," Cervantes said.
Michelle De Pena, a relative of the dead man, also pleaded with people who might know something about the case or the suspects' identities to come forward to police. She said the loss of her husband's cousin has been rough on the De Pena family.
"He was a hard-working man," Michelle De Pena said. "He was a very positive person."
Anyone with information about the suspects' identities is urged to contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713 222-TIPS or online at www.crime-stoppers.org.
Tips can also be sent by text message. Text TIP610 and tips to CRIMES (274637).
Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to the filing of felony charges against the suspects or their arrest.
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Great pics Cindi!I really want to add this all around my area as well. I ordered 100's of anise hyssop seeds and have been attempting to germinate them. They are very slowly starting to come up now (I'm germinating them indoors in coir cubes), but only a few.If anyone knows of any wholesale suppliers of Anise Hyssop starts somewhere here in the PacNW U.S. please send me a PM. I may have to resort to "plan B" if these seeds don't start taking off soon. Cheers,Dane
Dane, if you are having trouble germinating them, my first question, have you left them uncovered. <snip>


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Kristian WilliamsPosted: May 7, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Kristian Williams, Law and Disorder Conference Leave a comment
We, as organizers of this conference, understand that there are many deep and vocal emotions and voices speaking out for and against the participation of Kristian Williams at the 5th Law and Disorder conference that will take place this Friday through Sunday May 9-11th 2014. We feel that he should speak as planned. We are however, open to seeing and perhaps helping to find someone to facilitate dialog between both sides of this situation in an open forum soon after. We ask that people be respectful at the conference. email@example.com
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The Law & Disorder Collective is pleased to announce and invite you to another amazing 5th Annual Law & Disorder Conference May 9-11th 2014! Rabble rousers, trouble makers and luddites welcome!
The conference will again take place at the campus for Portland State University in downtown Portland. All events will take place in the Smith MemorialBuilding (See campus map). An opening event will take place on Friday May 9th, followed by two full days of amazing panels May 10th & 11th also including our keynotes on Saturday night which will take place in Hoffman Hall (See campus map).
Please keep checking the website for more updates. We are still confirming speakers and organizing panels.


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The Phantom of the Opera | 2017/2018
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Marcus Liljedahl, tenor studied at the Royal College of Music and the University College of Opera in Stockholm. He is employed with the Göteborg Opera Chorus and has also performed roles such as First Armoured Man in The Magic Flute, Prisoner 1 in Fidelio and Third Jew in Salome. He has also been a member of the ensemble in the musicals Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls and Chess. In Kristina från Duvemåla he performed as Abbott, and in Lady Macbeth från Mzensk he sang the role of the teacher. At Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Marcus has sung the role of Evandro in Alceste and Rolander in Trädgården.


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We are looking at King Snefro Diving out of Sharm for a 3 day mini safari. Get to make 2 dives on the Thilstegorm.
We are looking at King Snefro Diving out of Sharm for a 3 day mini safari. Get to make 2 dives on the Thilstegorm.
We area booked for 20 day trip to Egypt. Land will include Cairo,Luxor, And Aswan with a Nile Cruise. Then 3 1/2 days of diving at Dahab with Dive Urge. Then 4 days on King Snefro 5 for mini live aboard. Middle day will be SS Thilstegorm, a WW2 British freighter sunk by German bombers. ( bucket list item)
This is our 6th trip to Egypt with diving on 5 of them.
Dive Urge is our go to place in Dahab, Small group, individual attention and a great hotel included.very laid back place except for the diving part. They are very serious about safety and are not shy about your safety. Hopefully King Snefro 5 will be just as good.
Getting our own dive guide on the Live aboard. Not sure if it's really needed but we are. We also did the single supplement as the cabins were small and no where to store anything. We may end up having an extra suitcase (besides a backpack and empty diving bag) if the hotel won't store it. Plus from the looks of the open floor my brother & I wouldn't be able to get out of the bunks at the same time. It wasn't that much for a little space. We're doing it the rest of the trip anyway.
5 days to go.
I know this is kinda late. We made our land trip with no problems except it wasn't long enough.
We arrived at Dive Urge in Dahab early enough in the day to do our check dive. Discovered our recentlty serviced equiptment needed some fixing ( tighten hose and replace another hose that was leaking) My brother came down with Tut's Revenge and missed most of the diving at Dahab. I had a DM to myself for 4 days of shore diving. This is my favorite place to dive and stay. It was our 4th time. Saw lots of fish and coral plus 3 spotted rays and serveral large stone fish. On one dive it became a pick up trash dive. We picked up 2 large bags of plastic, fishing line and cans. wasn't planned just happened. Dive Urge took great care of my brother including getting him to a doctor who got him back to diving on our second part.
We left Dahab and headed to Sharm where we were met by out DM ( Yassam) from The King Snefro 5. Got onboard and was given a briefing about the boat, safety, and the expected route. After spending the night & meeting the other divers we left Sharm. Did a check dive on a reef with lots of fish. Stopped later that afternoon for another wall dive. The next morning we arrived at the Thilstegorm. The current was running pretty strong and we descended using a line. Once there Our DM decided to do the inside first due to the current. We saw trucks, motorcycles, rifles,ammo,boots , helmets stored in the holds. left the hold headed to the stern and cruised over the bomb damaged area. Then to the anti aircraft guns. It was the best dive I have ever done. as we were carried back to the guide line we saw the outside decks. After surfacing we were both tired so we did not do the second dive, Our DM went with the other divers to split the workload.that night we did a night dive , It was dissapointing as there were no fish or critters out. The next day we dove on the "toilet " wreck. Thousands of commodes and shower bases litter the ocean floor from a modern wreck . Had a pipe fish swim just above my head for the whole dive, even sliding down my mask. Then another dive on the Dunraven a 19th century wood ship. Ok dive.
A note about King Snefro 5. Boat has room for 10 divers in twin berths ( bunk beds) serveral have private bathroom. Very little storage in cabin. A safe is in each cabin. Hot water for shower. AC worked good, We opted for single supplement for $150 and it was worth it. My cabin had maybe 3 ft by 4 ft floor in front of the bunks. But a huge bathroom. The lounge area was nice but cramped with 7 divers. The dining room was also cramped. The food was great and lots of it. After each dive there was hot drinks and a snack. The only bad thinjg I can think of ,there were no bathrooms on the main deck. You had to go to your cabin and you were not suspposed to be wet inside.
The crew was super. DM's gave really good briefings and matched the diving for the divers ( my brother & I being older & slower). There were crew members helping you put on your gear and taking it off. Helping with your fins. Nothing was any trouble for them, always a smile. They even payed attention when we asked that our air not be turned on after a refill. We have to add water to our reg hose and it must be done at 0 psi. They respected our desired but would check our air on the dive platform as we were fixing to do our giant step.
I would recomend Both Dive Urge & King Snefro Fleet as dive ops.
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Sarah Bowers' father has just been called to serve in World War II. To give the rest of the family a diversion, her parents decide that Sarah, her mother, and her brother should live with her grandparents in Beaufort, North Carolina for the summer. Although at first Sarah is disappointed to leave the bustle of Raleigh, she learns to love the sight and the smell of the salt marshes as well as the kind coastal natives. Surrounded by her adoring grandparents and new acquaintances, Sarah finds many adventures in Beaufort that she could not experience in Raleigh. For example, she and her friend, Porter, find themselves stranded on Piver's Island in the middle of a storm – and an air raid drill. As the Bowers cope with the temporary absence of her father and their sacrifices amid the ongoing war, Sarah discovers what is truly important in life: family.
This is the first novel in the Sarah Bowers Series.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Wes Studi, who appeared in "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last of the Mohicans," was arrested early Friday for aggravated drunken driving in New Mexico, authorities said.
According to a criminal complaint, Studi, 66, was arrested around 1 a.m. while at a stop sign in Santa Fe. The actor was in a 2005 black Volvo with two front tires blown out, Santa Fe police said.
Before officers arrived, a witness saw Studi try to "repair the vehicle's damaged tires in the middle of the road without the vehicle lights on," the complaint said.
When an officer asked Studi to step out of the car, the actor "needed to use the vehicle to keep his balance and then stumbled to (the officer's) patrol vehicle," the document states.
Officers at the scene said Studi's speech was slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol.
Police also said he was "combative and confused" and couldn't tell officers where he was headed or what he had hit to cause the tire blowouts.
Santa Fe police spokeswoman Celina Westervelt said Studi refused breath, field-sobriety and blood tests. He was booked into jail on an aggravated DWI charge.
Studi was being held Friday on $3,000 bond, according to police, who didn't immediately know if he had a lawyer.
In April, Studi became the second Native American inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City.
The Santa Fe resident is also known for his roles as the Apache leader in "Geronimo: An American Legend" and as Navajo detective Joe Leaphorn in made-for-TV movies based on mysteries by the late New Mexican writer Tony Hillerman.


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"Our nation's history of racial injustice casts a shadow across the American landscape. This shadow cannot be lifted until we shine the light of truth on the destructive violence that shaped our nation, traumatized people of color, and compromised our commitment to the rule of law and to equal justice."
From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, this is an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy and a call to fix a broken system of justice. Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor and wrongly convicted on death row. This book reads like a John Grisham novel, it is hugely compelling and engaging. It is a moving and personal account of stories of courage and integrity that will keep you riveted. I listened to the audio version which is narrated by the author himself. This is a great interview with the author:
If we think problems such as slavery and racism are any better in 2018, we are fooling ourselves. Stories of police violence and racial profiling tell a different story, which is why this is such a critical and important book. Some people even refer to mass incarceration of black people in America as contemporary slavery.
Walter McMillian was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a young white woman who worked as a clerk in a dry clearing store in Monroeville, Alabama. There was no tangible evidence against Mr. McMillian. He was held on Death Row prior to being convicted and sentenced to death. His trial lasted only a day and a half. Three witnesses testified against Mr. McMillian and the jury ignored multiple alibi witnesses, who were black, who testified that he was at a church fish fry at the time of the crime. The trial judge overrode the jury's sentencing verdict for life without parole and sentenced Mr. McMillian to death.
Anthony Ray Hinton, another one of Stevenson's clients, just released a book called The Sun Does Shine, which Oprah Winfrey has endorsed and has already hit mainstream book outlets like Costco. It is a memoir of how Hinton was falsely convicted and released after 30 years. How he talks about a lifetime on death row is truly remarkable.


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No matter how busy you are, here is another reason you should make time for regular dental visits: They can save your life.
Heart disease is the biggest killer of American women, and women who get adequate dental care reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems by at least one-third, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. The study links artery-clogging plaque, a major cause of heart attack and stroke, to bacteria in the mouth.
The Berkeley study, which involved people over age 43, also found that while women receiving dental care reduced their cardiovascular risk by at least one-third, men did not see any heart health benefit. This may be because dental care has the most effect in the earliest stages of heart disease, says lead author Timothy Brown, Ph.D., a professor of health policy and management at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. Since women tend to develop heart disease about 10 years later than men, the women in the study were less likely to have advanced heart disease.
How can you tell if plaque is taking you down the wrong path? "If your gums bleed when you floss or brush, it's quite possible that bacteria are getting into the bloodstream that could lead to stroke or heart attack later in life," says Kevin Muench, a family dentist in Maplewood, N.J. So get to the dentist soon — regular dental visits typically involve preventive procedures to keep gums healthy and guard against inflammation, which can create a portal into the bloodstream for bacteria.
And if you're not due back to the dentist in a while, follow the two cardinal rules of long-term health in the meantime to reduce your risk of heart disease and keep your smile healthy:
1. Slow down on sugar.
Sugar, long associated with cavities, is now being blamed for increasing risk of heart disease. Last year, the American Heart Association recommended limiting daily sugar intake to about 6 teaspoons for women and about 9 teaspoons for men.
2. Make flossing a habit.
Regular flossing may reduce risk of heart attack, according to a new study from University of Bristol in England. Flossing daily helps reach those areas of the mouth the toothbrush can't, protecting against inflamed gums, which open the door to dangerous bacteria that may trigger deadly heart disease.
About Author: Barbara Goldberg is a freelance writer whose work frequently appears in Oral Care and Health Daily (Australia & New Zealand).


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Vanilla Fruit Salad
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + chilling
Makes64 servings (1/2 cup each)
- 5 cans (20 ounces each) plus 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
- 4 packages (5.1 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 8 cans (15 ounces each) mandarin oranges, drained
- 10 medium red apples, chopped
- Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. Add enough cold water to juice to make 6 cups.
- In a very large bowl, whisk juice mixture and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Stir in the oranges, apples and reserved pineapple. Refrigerate until chilled.
Nutrition Facts1/2 cup: 33 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 32mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.
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I make this whenever there's a summer get together. I love it as it but I am looking forward to trying some of the variations I see here. I'll be taking this to a shower this weekend.
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May 4, 2010
I have made this type of fruit salad for several years and it is WONDERFUL! Some of the variations that have always worked for me - I slice bananas, cover them with the juice from the pineapple chunks so they keep, and add a can of fruit cocktail. I've also used instant lemon pudding which gives it a little pizzazz!This is quick and easy and is always one of the first things to go!!!
May 4, 2010
My family loves this, but I use lemon pudding and add some grapes - it's always requested when we have brunch.
May 4, 2010
I make this alot, I also use sugar free canned fruit cocktail, some fresh fruit, and sugarfree instant pudding mix, try different flavors.
Aug 17, 2009
I cut calories and sugar by using sugar free jello. Also, I divide by 4 to make just the right amount to feed my family of 7 with a little leftover for an extra treat.